Championship cooking team
On-site catering company

Best Dam BBQBoulder City, Nevada, May 29, 2005

This was a really great event. The Rotary Club of Boulder City went all out to put on a fantastic first year event. They are planning on doing it again next year, and Mojave Hot Stuff BBQ will definitely be there. The venue was nice, the event was well-organized, the prize money was right, and everybody was friendly. They encourage all teams to sign up early, especially if you need electricity.

We got there Friday, set up, and then got ready for "Anything Butt" and the "Kids Q". My entry in "Anything Butt" was peach cobbler and ice cream. Phillip's steak entry in the "Kids Q" was tasty and tender, and he placed third. Let's just say some of the parents were very involved in the "Kids Q" and leave it at that.

The Rotary Club had all the bases covered, even getting Kingsford to donate several pallets of charcoal. John Chase from the Rotary was constantly coming by, asking if we needed anything, how it was going, etc. That kind of commitment and follow-through by the organizers is what makes for a good contest. They found out a lot of the cookers hadn't made provision for breakfast Saturday morning, so they set up a pancake breakfast for us. The trophies were handmade by one of the Rotarians, not the usual "bowling trophies."

Everything about this event was top-of-the-line. Several of the participants commented to me that this was the nicest event they had ever been to. Congratulations to Brent and Kim Walton of Qn4U on their 5th Grand Championship, and congratulations to the Boulder City Rotary Club for having organized a first class contest.

We placed second in pork, and 5th overall out of 23 teams. Brent Walton of Qn4U won his fifth Grand Championship.